Posts Tagged With: Perception

People often ask how they can shift their life. There are probably as many ways to create a shift, as there are people on the planet. In all these variations, one thing seems to be constant, the ability to look at things in a different way.

Have we ever noticed how easy it is to say what we don’t want? Many of us do this. Just listen to others. Notice how easily they pick holes in what is wrong or what they don’t like? How often do we start with “I don’t want” statements? How often is it only until we are fueled by anger, do we have the ability to speak up! How often do we speak up from a place of anger? Why is that?

The ego has done some very cruel things. My ego has reacted with anger, and fear at times, to your ego. These egos believe they are right and have justified their actions in the name of “rightness”. Egos harm. They make others wrong. I am learning to forgive my ego for the harm it has caused. I have already forgiven your ego. I forgive you. I wish you well.

Psychologist Tim Kasser, author of The High Price of Materialism, concluded the pursuit of materialistic values (money, possessions, and social status) leads to lower well-being and more distress in individuals.

This is still me! Can you relate? I used to wake up with chest pains, because as soon as my eyes opened, a thread of fears, issues, and anxieties, ran through my mind. I ground my teeth so hard in my sleep I cracked my molar. I was stressed out. The stress become so intense, I ended up in the hospital with a life threatening illness.

How to juggle it all – work out – quality time with family – time to be a present partner – time for personal growth – time to volunteer – time to just play – time for personal development – time for sleep!

Plautus came up with this around 200 B.C. and the idea still lives. Life. It can be so hard. Especially when we follow Plautus’ formula and work to please others while neglecting the care of ourselves.